East Empire Trading Company

The East Empire Trading Company, also known as the East Empire Company, or the EETC,[1] was a powerful, multi-national, "monopolistic mercantilist"[2] trading company in Tamriel, that is controlled by the Empire. It is also a joinable faction in Morrowind expansion The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon, and is also encountered in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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LocationsEdit

The East Empire trading company has holdings in many eastern territories of the Cyrodilic Empire, such as Morrowind, Skyrim and Solstheim. The company owns the East Empire Company Warehouse just outside of Solitude and offices in Windhelm. It has a monopoly over trade in the Eastern Provinces, this is primarily due to the fact that the company is chartered by the Emperor of Tamriel.

TradeEdit

The East Empire Company also controls the trade of kwama eggs, Telvanni Bug Musk, mazte, sujamma and other local products of Morrowind as well as imports, such as flin and Cyrodiilic Brandy.[2] The high price of flin imports may be attributed to the Company's complete control on prices, due to lack of competition. In Morrowind, they have made the trade of Raw Ebony and Dwemer artifacts illegal.[3]

InfluencesEdit

Many senior ranking officers in the company are seen as corrupt and are resented by some people in the provinces, who see the businessmen as Imperial colonials robbing the local resources. The East Empire Company provides employment and financial stability to the Empire. House Hlaalu and the East Empire Company, who owns the Caldera Mining Company, in the town of Caldera, compete over ebony business.[4]

OfficesEdit

The East Empire Company plaque

The East Empire Company has offices in Ebonheart, Caldera, Fort Frostmoth and the new ebony mining colony in Raven Rock on Solstheim in Morrowind. In Skyrim, the Company has offices in Windhelm and a large warehouse and offices under Solitude. It is headquartered in the Imperial City in Cyrodiil and has large warehouses in the Waterfront District of the city.

Every company chapter is headed by a Factor who directs and controls the affairs of the company in his region. As a high-ranking official of the company, they have the right to construct an estate on the company premises, such as the large Factor Estate adjacent to the company's ebony mine inside of

Raven Rock.

Joining the East Empire CompanyEdit

During the events of The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon, it is possible for the Nerevarine to join the company by interacting with Carnius Magius and rise in their ranks to complete quests.

RanksEdit

Rank

Required Attributes

Required Skills

0. Underling

Personality 30, Willpower 30

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1. Clerk

Personality 30, Willpower 30

One skill at 10

2. Steward

Personality 30, Willpower 30

One skill at 20

3. Fixer

Personality 30, Willpower 30

One skill at 30, two at 5

4. Agent

Personality 30, Willpower 30

One skill at 40, two at 10

5. Negotiator

Personality 31, Willpower 31

One skill at 50 two at 15

6. Officer

Personality 32, Willpower 32

One skill at 60, two at 20

7. Deputy

Personality 33, Willpower 33

One skill at 70, two at 25

8. Factor

Personality 35, Willpower 35

One skill at 90, two at 35

Edit

The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindEdit

MorrowindEdit

Ebony Trade

Liberate the Limeware

The Elder Scrolls III: BloodmoonEdit

SolstheimEdit

This quest splits into 2 questlines after the quest "Making a Choice". Quests for Falco are marked labeled (Falco) and quests for Carnius are labeled (Carnius)

The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimEdit

SkyrimEdit

Scoundrel's Folly

Rise in the East

The Elder Scrolls V: DragonbornEdit

SolstheimEdit

The Final Descent

Pain in the Necklace

Known membersEdit

The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindEdit

MorrowindEdit

The Elder Scrolls III: BloodmoonEdit

SolstheimEdit

The Elder Scrolls V: DragonbornEdit

SolstheimEdit

Gratian Caerellius

Crescius Caerellius

Gjalund Salt-Sage

The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimEdit

SkyrimEdit

TriviaEdit

Because the EEC was added as a faction by Bloodmoon, the East Empire Members found in Ebonheart, on Vvardenfell, are not integrated into the faction.

The East Empire Trading Company shares many similarities with the real-life British and Dutch East India Companys. Like its game counterpart, the company was sanctioned and partly funded by the British state who also granted them a complete monopoly over the British Empires eastern trade. Further similarity is seen in the corrupt nature and political power of the East Empire Trading Company, which the East India Company was infamous for.

After the quest for re-opening the company is completed, Hold Guards will sometimes thank the player and say that they are going to have the company import them "some Aged Breton Cheese".

Despite being a strong economic power, and granting the Empire part of their income, the Empire finances, and protects, the Company. The Emperor also elects the board of leading figures of the Company.